FISTS

/fΙͺsts/
8
Scrabble
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WWF
F(4) I(1) S(1) T(1) S(1)
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Definition

/fΙͺsts/
noun
  1. A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
    “The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round.”
  2. The pointing hand symbol ☞.
  3. The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.
verb
  1. To strike with the fist.
    “...may not score a point with his open hand(s), but may score a point by fisting the ball. Damian Cullen. "Running the rule." The Irish Times 18 Aug 2003, pg. 52.”
  2. To close (the hand) into a fist.
  3. To grip with a fist.
noun
  1. The act of breaking wind; fise.
  2. A puffball.
verb
  1. To break wind.

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